Publication detail
An Investigation of Lubrication Mechanisms within Hard-on-soft Hip Implants: A Pilot Study
NEČAS, D. VRBKA, M. GALLO, J. GALANDÁKOVÁ, A. KŘUPKA, I. HARTL, M.
English title
An Investigation of Lubrication Mechanisms within Hard-on-soft Hip Implants: A Pilot Study
Type
Paper in proceedings (conference paper)
Language
en
Original abstract
The present study introduces the use of optical fluorescent method for the investigation of lubrication within hard-on-soft hip implants. Pendulum hip joint simulator was employed while several model fluids were applied. The contact of metal femoral head and polymethyl methacrylate acetabular cup was observed through optical imaging system. Dynamic swinging experiments were performed while it was found that the formation of lubricating film is strongly dependent on the composition of synovial fluid. Contrary to previous observations, it seems that the effect of hyaluronic acid is rather negative, indicating the importance of understanding the interaction of molecules.
Keywords in English
Hip replacement; lubrication; synovial fluid
Released
2018-09-17
Publisher
Malaysian Tribology Society
Location
Malajsie
ISBN
978-967-13625-2-5
Book
Proceedings of Asia International Conference on Tribology 2018 (ASIATRIB 2018)
Pages from–to
149–150
Pages count
2
BIBTEX
@inproceedings{BUT170138,
author="NEČAS, D. and VRBKA, M. and GALLO, J. and GALANDÁKOVÁ, A. and KŘUPKA, I. and HARTL, M.",
title="An Investigation of Lubrication Mechanisms within Hard-on-soft Hip Implants: A Pilot Study",
booktitle="Proceedings of Asia International Conference on Tribology 2018 (ASIATRIB 2018)",
year="2018",
pages="149--150",
publisher="Malaysian Tribology Society",
address="Malajsie",
isbn="978-967-13625-2-5",
url="https://www.tribopedia.com/paper/asiatrib2018/Asiatrib-2018-149-150.pdf"
}